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Royal Hunt is a Danish progressive metal band. The band was founded in 1989 by keyboardist Andre Andersen in order to combine basic values of classic rock with progressive, current musical elements.[1] The name originated from a painting seen in a museum by the founding member/keyboardist André Andersen.[2]

Royal Hunt
Background information
Origin	Copenhagen, Denmark
Genres	Progressive metal power metal neoclassical metal hard rock
Years active	1989–present
Labels	NorthPoint, Kick, Steamhammer, Semaphore, Magna Carta, Scarlet Frontiers
Members	Andre Andersen D. C. Cooper Andreas Passmark Jonas Larsen Andreas "Habo" Johansson
Past members	Marcus Jidell John West Mark Boals Henrik Brockmann Steen Mogensen Jacob Kjaer Kenneth Olsen Per Schelander Allan Sørensen
Website	royalhunt.com

History

Royal Hunt is known for creating melodic music with a progressive and symphonic flair. They experienced success during the mid-90s with American vocalist[3] D.C. Cooper on their albums Moving Target and Paradox mainly in Japan and Europe.

Throughout their history the band has experienced several lineup changes. In 2007 they acquired singer Mark Boals, who replaced former vocalist John West. In 2011 after numerous requests from fans and promoters worldwide they decided to reunite with their former vocalist D. C. Cooper for a special tour, covering the first four albums of the band. They recorded a new album entitled Show Me How to Live featuring the returning D.C. Cooper as their permanent vocalist moving forward. Cooper also provided vocals for the 2013 album, A Life to Die For, and again provided vocals on "Devil's Dozen", "Cast In Stone" and "Dystopia – Part 1".[4]

In October 2021, the group announced the completion of songwriting for the new album – "Dystopia – Part 2".[5] The album will be released on 28 October 2022.[6]

In Japan, the band is famous for the song Martial Arts, which was used as entrance music for professional wrestler Masahiro Chono.[7][8]

Discography

Studio albums

• Land of Broken Hearts (1992)
• Clown in the Mirror (1994)
• Moving Target (1995)
• Paradox (1997)
• Fear (1999)
• The Mission (2001)
• The Watchers (2001)
• Eyewitness (2003)
• Paper Blood (2005)
• Collision Course... Paradox 2 (2008)
• X (2010)
• Show Me How to Live (2011)
• A Life to Die For (2013)
• Devil's Dozen (2015)[9]
• Cast in Stone (2018)
• Dystopia (2020)
• Dystopia – Part II (2022)

Live albums

• 1996 (1996)
• Closing the Chapter (1998)
• Double Live in Japan (1999)
• 2006 Live (2006)
• Cargo (Live) (2016)
• 2016 Live (2017)

Singles/EPs

• The Maxi – Single (1994)
• Far Away (EP) (1995)
• "Message to God" (1997)
• Intervention (2000)

Compilations

• The First 4 Chapters... and More (Japan release) (1998)
• The Best (Japan release) (1998)
• The Best Live (Japan release) (1998)
• On the Mission 2002 (Japan release) (2002)
• Heart of the City (Best of 1992–1999) (2012)
• 20th Anniversary (2012)[10]

Members

• André Andersen (keyboards, piano, keytar, rhythm guitar) (1989–present)
• D. C. Cooper (lead vocals) (1994–1999, 2011–present)
• Andreas Passmark (bass) (2009–present)
• Jonas Larsen (lead guitar) (2011–present)
• Andreas "Habo" Johansson (drums) (2015–present)

Former members

• Henrik Brockmann (vocals) (1989–1994)
• John West (vocals) (1999–2007)
• Mark Boals (vocals) (2007–2011)
• Kenneth Olsen (drums) (1989–1996; 2004–2007)
• Jacob Kjaer (lead guitar) (1993–2003)
• Marcus Jidell (lead guitar, cello) (2004–2011[11])
• Steen Mogensen (bass, keyboards) (1989–2003)
• Per Schelander (bass) (2005–2009) (Covered for Andreas Passmark during parts of the tour 2015 and during the tour 2016 )
• Allan Tschicaja (session drums) (2002–2004)
• Allan Sørensen (drums) (1996–2002; 2007–2015)

Timeline

References

External links

• Official website
• Royal Hunt on Facebook
• Royal Hunt at AllMusic

На других языках

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[de] Royal Hunt

Royal Hunt ist eine Band aus Dänemark, deren Musikstil sich an Progressive Metal und Melodic Rock anlehnt. Sie wurde 1988 unter dem Namen „Apart“ von Keyboarder André Andersen gegründet und 1989 in „Royal Hunt“ umbenannt.[1] Neben Andersen als einzigem verbliebenen Gründungsmitglied befinden sich zurzeit Musiker aus vier Nationen (Dänemark, Russland, Schweden, USA) in der Band.[2] Royal Hunt hat weltweit über eine Million Alben verkauft.[3]

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- [en] Royal Hunt

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[es] Royal Hunt

Royal Hunt es un grupo danés de metal progresivo formado en 1989 por el teclista André Andersen. Actualmente la banda la conforma, además de Andersen, D.C. Cooper (voz), Andreas "Jabo" Johansson (batería) , Andreas Passmark (bajo) y Jonas Larsen (Guitarra).

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[it] Royal Hunt

I Royal Hunt sono un gruppo power/progressive metal danese[1].

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[ru] Royal Hunt

Royal Hunt (с англ. — «Королевская охота») — англоязычная рок-группа из Дании, основанная в 1989 году Андре (Андреем) Андерсеном (André Andersen)[1] , сыном корреспондента датской газеты — «Land og Folk», Palle Andersen, аккредитованного в Москве, и администратора театра им. Ермоловой, Галины Нестеровны Шанидзе.

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